February 3 Ranchos in 1838 Rancho La Carbonera, a Mexican land grant was deeded. It covered 2,225 acres between the San Lorenzo River and Branciforte Creek in today’s Santa Cruz County. The name means “coal mine.”  Overland trail in 1847 People in San Francisco called a meeting to organize a rescue of the Donner Party. The first rescuers included James Reed, […]